Pittsburgh Public Schools board members will soon vote on whether to fork over thousands of dollars for an outside firm.

"We had no discussion. We were not engaged as a board member, we were told," said Mark Brentley Sr., Pittsburgh Public schools board member.

Brentley is frustrated with the recent shooting outside of the school. That's why he wanted a voice in how to review it.

"It's been a disappointment for me because I've been trying to get a hold of spending; everything shouldn't end, or begin and end, with a contract, with a consultant," said Brentley.

Superintendent Linda Lane recommends the board hire CSI Corporate Security and Investigations. The outside firm would review the shooting and a previous related incident, costing up to $4,000.

Lane says this type of service doesn't require a competitive biding process and the solicitor recommended CSI to her.?

"Making a recommendation is my job. The board's job is to decide. They can either say, 'Yes, we want to do this,' or 'No, we don't,'" said Lane.

"We didn't get that opportunity to discuss that and that's my disappointment once again. In a cash-strapped district we believe the only way to solve an issue is through consultants and contracts," said Brentley.

The district has its own police department, but since they were involved in responding to the shooting, Lane says an external review is best.

Lane says the board doesn't typically recommend firms for service agreements, especially those under $10,000. But she stresses the board will determine whether the recommendation moves forward Tuesday.

"Just confused we knew nothing about them," said Brentley.

Lane says the firm would evaluate communication, too, including parent complaints about the lack of communication after the shooting. We asked mayor-elect Bill Peduto to weigh in on whether the outside firm is an appropriate use of taxpayer money.

"It's not just on the recent shooting but what can be done in the future, to not only try and prevent it, but to make sure there's a coordination between Pittsburgh police and Pittsburgh public school police," said Peduto.

Lane says if the firm is approved then a timetable for their investigation would be established.

3 outside of Brashear High School could cost you! School board members will soon vote on whether to fork over thousands of dollars--- for an outside firm. THE FIRM WOULD INVESTIGATE PROCEDURE-- AND POLICY. EVEN THOUGH THE DISTRICT HAS ITS OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT! CHANNEL FOUR ACTION NEWS INVESTIGATOR BOFTA YIMAM EXPLAINS--- 3 3 3 PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD MEMBER MARK BRENTLEY SENIOR IS FRUSTRATED WITH THE RECENT SHOOTING OUTSIDE OF BRASHEAR HIGH SCHOOL. THATS WHY HE WANTED A VOICE IN HOW TO REVIEW IT. 3 SUPERINTENDENT 3 LINDA LANE RECOMMENDS THE BOARD HIRE CSI CORPORATE SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIONS. THE OUTSIDE FIRM WOULD REVIEW THE SHOOTING AND A PREVIOUS RELATED INCIDENT. THE COST-- UP TO 4,000. 3 LANE SAYS THE 3 BOARD DOESN'T TYPICALLY RECOMMEND FIRMS FOR SERVICE AGREEMENTS---ESPECIALL Y THOSE UNDER 10,000 DOLLARS. BUT SHE STRESSES THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE RECOMMENDATION MOVES FORWARD TUESDAY. 3 LANE SAYS THE FIRM WOULD EVALUATE COMMUNICATION TOO, INCLUDING PARENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LACK OF IT. WE ASKED MAYOR-ELECT BILL PEDUTO TO WEIGH IN ---- 3 3 3 Millions of people